Originally Posted by spider-man
Here are some pics of my Raleigh Lenton (mentioned elsewhere on the classic & vintage forum). It's a 1959, as far as I can tell. It has the Cyclo-Benelux rod-operated front derailleur. Rims are Dunlop "lightweight steel." Hubs are Racelite. The Raleigh heron is engraved in the crank. Nice Brooks saddle. On the right side of the fork is a mount for a headlight.
It is Reynolds 531 straight-gauge tubing. Everything works, and it is a joy to wrench on -- not to mention ride. I took it to work the other day.
I am trying to decide what rear derailleur to put on it. The stock Benelux is AWOL; it has an older Suntour. And I'm hoping to pick up some Bluemel's fenders and a club-bike bag of some sort. Preferably vintage.
Raleigh started putting Huret derailleurs (Allvit was one of the models used) on some of their lower/mid-level bikes in the 60's. A Lenton would seem to deserve something a little bit better than this, (Maybe a Campy Gran-Sport?) - but Allvit's are relatively durable, and were quite plentiful (i.e. you can find them today without paying all that much). I'm sure there will be other opinions offered, but that's what first came to my mind.